Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 19

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

परिगृह्याथ परिघं भ्रामयामास दानवः भ्राम्यमाणं स चिच्छेद नाराचेन महामुनिः

Transliteration

parigṛhyātha parighaṃ bhrāmayāmāsa dānavaḥ bhrāmyamāṇaṃ sa ciccheda nārācena mahāmuniḥ

Translation

ပရိဃကို ကိုင်ယူပြီးနောက် ဒာနဝသည် ထိုကို လှည့်ပတ်လှည့်ပတ် ချီလှည့်လေ၏။ လှည့်နေစဉ်တွင် မဟာမုနိသည် နာရာစ မြှားဖြင့် ထိုကို ဖြတ်တောက်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• परिगृह्य: having seized / having taken hold of
• परिगृह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• परिघम्: club / iron bar
• परिघम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भ्रामयामास: whirled / caused to spin
• भ्रामयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्राम्यमाणम्: being whirled
• भ्राम्यमाणम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (परिघम्) विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चिच्छेद: cut
• चिच्छेद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नाराचेन: with a nārāca arrow (iron arrow)
• नाराचेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् मुनिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speakers

• Dialogue framework not explicit in the given verses (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa narration)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Skill over brute force
• Ascetic/muni martial power

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power guided by tapas and precision can neutralize even formidable, fast-moving violence; dharmic steadiness is depicted as superior to aggressive display.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Narrative (ākhyāna) within Vamśānucarita/deva-asura conflict material; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa in these verses.

What is the symbolic significance?

The whirled club reflects uncontrolled, centrifugal wrath; the single nārāca that severs it symbolizes concentrated insight (ekāgratā) cutting through chaotic force.